Free-Space All-Optical Router with Polarization Structure Based on Crossbar Electro-Optic Switch Network

Xu Jun; Zhi Yanan; Hou Peipei; Sun Jianfeng; Zhou Yu; Liu Liren

doi:10.3788/aos201333.0906006

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